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Plant Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Neem
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
7-DESACETYL-7-BENZOYLEPOXY-AZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DESACETYL-7-HYDROXY-AZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DESACETYL-GEDUNIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 9360.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 39000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 112000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTANIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRADIONE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRONE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available 2385.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 1381.0 3400.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 16700.0 26500.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit not available 834000.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 692000.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
DESACETYLNIMBIN 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Atal and Kapur, 1982
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *